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I've not seen a 90 minute cloan, just the 60 and 120. It seems that the 60 minute has some good reviews. Just Search for "dogfish head clone". It retured alot of info.

I sanatize a small pot and use that as a laddle until I get about 1/2 of the cooled wort out of the boil kettle. Afte that I simply dump the remaining wort into a strainer, wich acts double duty as a filter for the hot break and hops, and as an areator. Seems to work fine. I also purchased a...

I'll be picking up some on the way home tonight! :rockin: I've got to clean some bottles tonight so I can get a Oktoberfest out of the secondary, so while I wait for them to soak I'll be brewing up this delicious sounding brew.

That's what I was thinking. Thanks!

Juice for Graff? I just purchased the DME and the Crystal (could only get 20L and no torrified wheat). I also picked up some Amarillo Hop pellets, I read they were real citrusy and floral, so I thought that would go well with the apple. So my next purchase is juice. The local orchard...

$15 for a 5 gallon batch? please tell me how.

I'll comment on Revvy's comments. I gave a 6 pack of my first batch to a friend shortly after I bottled it. He didn't really care for it, as it had some very "green" flavors to it. Well, he waited 6 weeks or so and one night decided to try it again (his last of the 6). He called and told me it...

yup! Trust us on this. :)

It's best to leave the beer in bulk, as you have more yeast to clean up after themselves, plus you will have less sedimate in your bottle if you leave it in your fermentor. What might take 3 weeks to age in bulk might take 3 months in bottles. (time frames are not intended to be used as...

Welcome! It sounds like you purchased a pre-hopped kit that includes the hops already in the can. Some of these make fairly good beer, nothing that will win awards, but good/fresh tasting brews for sure. You are taking a good step by using your hydrometer. If your hydro readings have...

I thought Nottingham was fairly neutral in flavor and tolerated "higher" temps i.e 68degrees or so. Also, how did you under pitch? A standard packet of Notti should be more than enough for a 5 gallon batch. Was your OG too high? I'm simply asking because I have an Impreial Pale (og of 1.070)...

On my first batch I had a lot of trub, but after that I started using a metal strainer. That decreased the amount of trub a lot.

Spaten's Oktoberfest is one of my favorites, as is Sammy's. I have a brewer's best Oktoberfest bulk conditioning right now.

^hops are good mmkay! :)

Where abouts are you in Central IL? Oh Welcome!

Welcome. I'm relatively new her too, and from Peoria. I'm on my 4th batch, actually brewing right now, an Octoberfest Extract batch from Brewer's Best. It's not a true OF because it uses ale yeast, but i'm sure it will be good brew no mater what. Again Welcome!

I'm here for the "Natty Light" :)

congrats! I just started the beginning of May and I'm looking forward to my 4th brew. This is a great hobby and is very addicting.

I recently brewed a Hefe with extract that was at least 3 years old. It too was off of craigslist, as were the hops and steeping grains. I purchased the yeast and brewed away. The color came out a little darker than I would have liked, but taste wise, It seems to be fine.

Ha, yeah, I have two other batches brewed. One is almost ready to drink (actually I have about 6 of them down now. :) ) and the other is clearing and aging for the next 3 weeks. I have an open fermentor now, so I think I will start looking at batch number 4 in the next week or so.